For journalists trying to cover events here, while Chad's constitution guarantees media freedom, the reality is somewhat different.In August 2010, a repressive Press law was passed allowing for exorbitant fines for defamation and the suspension of newspapers for up to three years if they transgress.
Egypt's top judicial body says it will oversee a referendum on a new constitution, state media reports.
The primary data entailed the use of in-depth interviews, whereas sources of secondary data included academic papers, government and NGO reports, various legal documents (new Family Code, Penal Code and the new Constitution) and media reports.
CAIRO — Egyptians approved an Islamist-backed constitution, state news media said Sunday, and the headlines made clear that the political brawl about it has only begun.
Freedom of the press is guaranteed under the constitution, and the media climate in Mali ranks among the freest in Africa.
Gen. Mamdouh Shahin, a member of the governing military council, said that, as previously stipulated, Parliament would have sole responsibility for selecting the members of the Constituent Assembly, which will draft the constitution, state news media reported Friday.
"Any limitation on freedom of speech and freedom for journalists contravenes the Afghan Constitution and the media law," said Mohammad Abdullah, a legal adviser to Tolo TV, a popular independent Afghan television channel.
Citing a provision in the new Constitution that requires media organizations to provide news in a "timely and objective" fashion, leaders of Queremos Elegir have demanded a right to reply to him on the air.
CAIRO — Ten days before the runoff to decide Egypt's first competitive presidential election, the country's ruling military council gave political party leaders 48 hours to agree on a 100-member assembly to write a new, permanent constitution, state news media reported.
The new authorities outlawed the Brotherhood, started drafting a new constitution and curbed media freedom.
The military has suspended the constitution, ordered a media blackout and so far has not set a timetable for restoring civilian rule.
